England have it....f ......k and other naughty words! Going to have my pasta now...and a glass of red wine! I’m disjaskit..Scots for disgusted.

@Marionville Fornications!! Excretions!!
I'm now preparing two Turkey chops, to be served with Broccoli sprouts, spring garlic and marrow.
Plus a glass of French Merlot.
Pole, memsahib. ... Swahili for sympathies, milady.

@Petter I’ve just had Tagliatelle with Arrabiata sauce to which I added some sliced Cumberland sausage and accompanied by McGiugan’s Private Bin Merlot, a favourite of mine, I’m now making coffee and eyeing a box of chocolates left over from Christmas. I will post some of my favourite music in a couple of my groups and that will have to do as consolation. Thank for your condolences, they’re appreciated.

@Marionville You have chocolate left over from Christmas? Were you poorly?

@Petter I was saving it for just such an occasion! I like to keep something for emergencies!

@MissKathleen "Cooking with" can be a rewarding experience. It can also lead to manslaughter, and I mean MANslaughter, when a female cook takes umbrage.

@MissKathleen Our household is slightly different. I do almost all the cooking and my wife does almost all the cleaning up.
In fact that rule seems to apply to the household division of labour. My task is to make the mess and her task is to tidy up the mess.

Half an hour still to go!

@Marionville worried? If it's a draw, Scotland retain the cup, remember.

@Petter Things are looking marginally brighter!

Actually...that is a gross exaggeration, and you will note it was an Englishman who said it! There is no such thing as Scottish weather per say...it varies from North to South and East to West. Edinburgh and the east coast tends to have dry but cold weather in February, very little snow because of the closeness to the sea, and a lot of winter sunshine, unlike Glasgow and the west coast where it gets a lot of rain, like here. Anyway they’ve evened the score to 3-3.

@Marionville At least, if it's raining, there's no snow and it's above zero degrees.

@Petter Always a bonus unless you like sledging!

Sshh...I’m watching it ! I already know that!! It’s penalty after penalty..ugh! I need a refill!

Too early to judge...but yes..silly penalties!

And the Proclaimers! Now our unofficial National anthem...Flower of Scotland...I’m swelling up with pride!

They don’t think they’ll get the viewing figures for a women’s game on a Saturday night.

@Marionville So instead they show low IQ trashy stuff. Dad's Army repeats, celebrities trying to dance, singers wearing masks ...

@Petter Gotta give the people what they want!

Yes...I’ve switched over to BBC now to the build up to the Calcutta Cup match. Think I’ll just skip the tea and go straight to the hard stuff!

@Marionville What? Surely not (gasp!) c c c coffee?

@Petter No it’s actually a G & T...not very Scottish I know, but at this time of the day it’s my tipple of choice! Chin chin!!

@Petter The weather looks horrendous, just seen Princess Anne who is Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union greet all the players. My son Neil is at the match, up from Leicester with his pals, he’s the only Scotland supporter amongst them. 9 against 1..that will be fun later!

@Marionville Maybe I'll add a shot of brandy to my tea. Chin, chin, lady!!
Why, oh why, not "Land of Hope and Glory"?

@Marionville Flower of Scotland. Much better!!

@Petter of course!

Since Scotland are out of the running for that...Ireland are the next best thing!

@Marionville I can't see France losing to Italy, so France too are still on course.

@Petter Yes...can never rule out France..they beat England solidly last week...even though England fought back in the second half.

I’m afraid they’re going down to a loss today Petter...4 minutes to go and it’s 24-7 for Ireland!

Not..I’d think! Why would it, most people will have voted already.

What cuppa? I’ve been too busy typing away replying to posts here to even get the kettle on!

It’s very windy...I’m only up the road from Dublin and it’s blowing in gusts here, so must be difficult to kick with any accuracy! Johnny Sexton rarely misses a penalty !

@Marionville Neither do Halfpenny or Biggar miss many. Conway also made a good kick down the touchline, from his 22 to the Wales 22.
If rain starts, the style of game will have to change, of course. Pity. I'm enjoying it as it is.

Very much so!

Hate to burst your bubble Petter...the score is now 12-7 for Ireland!

Quite well I think...the younger Irish who are now of voting age don't connect them with their violent IRA past and vote for them because they like their programme of building affordable houses...it’s a winner in Republic because there’s a housing shortage. So it’s really on their economy and other social policies that they’re fighting this election on, not the border or re-unification.

@Marionville That’s good news. I always had a greater affinity with the Republicans rather than the Unionists.

@Geoffrey51 The Unionists are a dour lot...not much to like. Whilst saying that most of my friends are Prods. I keep telling them not to vote DUP but darkly suspect most of them do.

@Marionville That’s what I’ve always thought. Rev Ian Paisley v Dave Allen!

@Geoffrey51 No contest there! .I have lots of Catholic friends too, and I love them all, but the Catholic ones have fewer hang ups and know how to have a good time.